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Here we go EMERALDS Ivan Alekseev Vladislav Lantratov Anastasia Stashkevich Anna Tihomirova RUBIES Ekaterina Krysanova Vjacheslav Lopatin Ekaterina Shipulina DIAMONDS Olga Smirnova Semjen Chudin

Yes, the choice of the word was mine, sorry about that May I explain my point? Even if Osipova will do just one performance of each title, however we know for sure that there are 2 Giselles, for me it looks like too many of the titles (performances) for the dancer who has to go to another stage, hasn’t she? Let’s skip Giselles and December, what do we see? 5 big and serious roles in a short period of time, isn’t that Rehearsal time plus travelling, so will be there the time to rest and dance (in London?)? As we know that Osipova has a problem with her feet and after such a quick return to the stage in Milan, Moscow then Novosibirsk allows (me) to think that she did not have any operation, so the workload should be, shall I say, “more safe”? Shall I mention that Giselles are “back to back” - 1 and 2 December. Maybe I am wrong but can not get rid of the thought that just after the recovering the workload looks a bit... let’s say - strange The Bolshoi has a year’s book, according to that Don Quixote (Premiere, renewal & transfer to the main stage) - February 2016 (7 performances) then April 2016 (4) La Baydere April 2016 (5) Le Corsaire April 2016 (4) Onegin April 2016 (3) La Sylphide March (3) and June (4) 2016 According to the above - it is why I wrote “enormous” How many times will people see Osipova on stage in London?

Something really going on behind "the doors" The main Russian news agency today announced the news - Osipova returning to the Bolshoi as a guest artist, contract has been signed for (enormous) amount of performances, starting with December's Giselles, then - Don Quixote (renewal on the main stage), then La Sylphide, then La Bayadere, then Le Corsaire and Onegin. Impressive? That is not all, Mr Urin announced that Natalia Osipova will participate in the Bolshoi tour to London in summer 2016 The ROH will remain silent? Link to the big news, in Russian (translator could be helpful) http://tass.ru/kultura/2403155

Last night Natalia Osipova was in the audience, watching Polunin dancing Rhapsody and Marguerite and Arman (Stanislavsky Theatre) She confirmed doing Giselle at the Bolshoi two days in the row, back to back, on 1 and 2 December Good sign - Osipova is fit and ready to dance

Natalia Osipova is scheduled to dance in Novosibirsk's The Nutcracker on 31 of December with Sergey Polunin Looks she is back but not in London Info in English only in playbill here http://novat.nsk.ru/en/afisha/performances/2015/12/ To read more (via translator)bigger section http://novat.nsk.ru/press/news/natalya_osipova_i_sergey_polunin_dance_in_novate/

Alina Cojocaru is scheduled with Queensland Ballet for 3 performances (The Sleeping Beauty) on 23, 24, 27 of October

The evening performance on Thursday - cast sheets were available without the need to buy a booklet, they printed plenty of the sheets (much more than the people were in) As usually in situations with the poor sales (Vishneva, Cinderella, Solo), the ushers invited all the people to move forward from the back & more central ;-)- people were pleased

Quite soon! The World Premiere Zeitgeist announced on July 17-18, 2015 Coliseum First part Ardani 25 Dance Gala

And tonight Polunin will be Albrecht in Zakharova's Giselle, which he was announced then cancelled Looks like it supposed to be danced together ;-) http://www.ansa.it/sito/notizie/cultura/musica/2015/04/17/danza-polunin-con-la-zakharova-a-napoli_10fe03dc-b1c7-4926-8b7a-baa379e66502.html TOMORROW NIGHT Sergei to replace an injured Ruslan Skvortsov as Albrecht in Giselle with Svetlana Zakharova at Teatro San Carlo in Naples, Italy. April 18th at 7pm/ it's the message from last night Ruslan Scvorcov got injured and Sergey steps in! Lucky people in Italy

MacGregor said on 15th (Insights) it will be aprox. 95 min + interval, so around 2 hours

It's so easy to check the info! http://www.roh.org.uk/productions/whelanwatson-other-stories-by-various 4 (four) performances have been scheduled - 3 evenings + one at 3pm (12th of July)

Some people might not like the (Grigorovich's) choreography, which is acceptable and the matter of (personal) taste. Only thing is that those people who are seeing Spartacus in the Legend might consider that actually it should be vice versa? The Stone Flower 1957 Legend of Love 1961 Spartacus 1967 Again, the style and the choreo might not catch your eye but it is sooner that you may see some Legend in Spartacus, Grigorovich developed the idea (symbolic) since the Stone Flower all the way through those 3 ballets, even if you do not see-or-think so.